Meat-sawing machine



(No Model.)

D. LIPPY; MEAT SAWING MACHINE No. 599,570; Patented Feb. 22,1898.

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' UNITED STATES DAVID LIPPY, OF

PATE T OFFICE.

MANSFIELD, OHIO.

MEAT-SAWING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 599,570, dated February 22, 1898.

Application filed January 11, 1897 Serial No. 618,852. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID LIPPY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of-Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat-Sawing Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in meat-sawing machines of the class known as rotary-cutting machines; and the objects of my invention are, first, to construct and arrange a combination of belts, pulleys, and shafts to rotate a circular saw for slicing meat, the mechanism to be operated by hand-power, and,second, to make a cheap,durable, and efficient means for the purpose stated. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved meat-sawing machine, showing its general construction. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of same to show more fully the construction of the hand-motor. Fig. 3 is a view taken in line 00 m, Fig. 2, showing part of the frame inv section, the bifurcated lever, saw, and pul leys to show more fully the construction and arrangement of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the accompanying drawings,A indicates the machine-frame; B B, the legs; 0, the upper rails; D, the lower rails, and E the top.

.the circular saw for slicing meat.

G indicates a hand-wheel, provided with a suitable handle H, and I a grooved pulley. The said wheel and pulley are mounted upon l the shaft J. The said shaft is journaled in the bracket K, secured upon one side and near the front of the table.

L indicates a bifurcated hand-lever, and M a counter-shaft journaled in the boxing N, secured upon and in the center of the lower rail D. The bifurcated lever is mounted loosely upon the projecting end of the shaft M, allowing a pivotal movement of the same. The pulleys O and P are secured upon the shaft. The pulley O is placed between the arms Q and Q, forming the bifurcated lever L. Near the upperend of the lever is placed the pulley R, mounted upon the shaft S, the said shaft having bearings in each side of the lever. A circular saw T is also mounted upon the end of the said shaft. The pulleys are connected by the belt U.

V indicates a guide-bar bent at right angles at each end, then parallel with the bar, allowing a sufficient space to admit the lever. The said bar is bolted to the front of the frame to form a guide for the hand-lever L. A belt W forms a connection between the pulleys P and 1, making a continuous connection from the shaft J to the saw T.

It will be readily seen by those skilled in the art that when the operator turns the handwheel G motion is conveyed to the pulleys I and P by the beft W and from the pulley O to the pulley B through the belt connection U, conveying motion to the saw T.

The operation is as follows: A piece of meat is placed upon the rollers X and clamped in position by the levers Y and Z. The operator rotates the hand-wheel G, and through the combination of belts and pulleys motion is conveyed to the saw T. The operator then grasps the handle forming part of the lever L, cutting through the meat and bone with ease and despatch. When the lever is released, the spring m forces the lever into its normal position. 1

I do not wish to limit myself to' the exact arrangements of the pulleys and belts,- for they may be slightly changed without departing from the essence of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a meat-sawing machine, the combination of a frame, a movable platform divided into parts mounted thereon, aset of rollers mounted in each part for feeding the meat to the saw, a clamping mechanism for holding the meat in a rigid position upon the rollers, a bifurcated lever pivoted at its lower end upon a shaft journaled in the sill of the frame, two pulleys attached to said shaft, one between the bifurcated arms of the leverand the other outside of the lever, another shaft journaled in the bifurcated arms of the lever near their upper ends, a pulley attached to this shaft, a circular saw also attached to the shaft at the inner end thereof, a belt for connecting the lower pulley with the upper pulley in the bi- Witnesses:

SAML. MARRIOTT, GEORGE MooRHoUsE. 

